Trick-cigar.



A. T. WARREN..

TRIGK GIGAR.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 8, 1911.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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COLUMBIA FMNOGRAIVH C0., WASHINLITO OFFIC ALFRED T. WARREN, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

TRICK-CIGAR.

To all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED (usually written FRED) T. VARREN, residing atNew York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, andwhose post-oliice address is No. 1553 Broadway, New York city, New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in TrickCigars, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in trickdevices, and it more particularly has for its object to provide a trickcigar, or the like, in which the cigar may be made to appear as held ina holder and which may be blown out of the holder and restored to theholder, at the will of the operator.

In its generic nature, the invention includes a holder, a plurality oftelescopic tubes mounted in the holder, the outer one of which is madeto simulate a. partly burned cigar, or the like, the tubes being incommunication with a hole in the holder so that the operator by blowingmay extend the telescopic sections, and by sucking may telescope thesame, to project or retract the cigar from or to the holder, as the casemay be.

In its more subordinate nature, the invention also includes those noveldetails of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all ofwhich will be first fully described, and then be specifically pointedout in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view illustrating theinvention in use, the parts being in the normal position with the cigarin the holder. Fig. 2, is a perspective view showing how the cigar maybe projected out of the holder. Fig. 3, is an enlarged side elevation ofthe invention, the parts being telescoped to show t-he cigar as held inthe holder. Fig. 4, is a side elevation of the saine, the parts beingextended. Fig. 5, is a central vertical longitudinal section showing theposition of the parts, as in Fig. 4. Fig. 6, is a central verticallongitudinal section showing the parts when in their normal position.

In the accompanying drawings, like numerals and letters of referenceindicate like parts in all of the gures.

1 designates the holder, which may be of the usual type, and is providedwith a pocket 2 into which the telescoping tubes 3, 4 and Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application led April 8, 1911.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Serial No. 619,898.

5 may project, the inner tube 3, being fastened at its end to the holder1 by a suitable fastening medium, such as wax, cement, or the like, asshown at 6 in the drawing. The holder 1 has abore 7 to communicate withthe interior of the tubes 3, 4, 5, the outer one of which 5, has itsouter end closed by a plug 8 which is designed to represent the burningend or ash of the cigar in external appearance. The outer tube section 5is covered on its exterior by a suitable covering 9 made to represent acigar, or the like, so that the general appearance of the section 5 isthat of a partly burned cigar, or the like. In order to prevent thetelescoping sections from becoming disconnected from one another, somesuitable means to limit their extension should be provided and to thatend I provide a cord 10 secured at 11 to the front of the tube section 4and at 12 to the holder 1, the front end of the cord 10 being secured tothe section 5, as at 13, in any desired way, thus as the sections areprojected, as shown in Figs. 2, 4 and 5, their movement will be limitedto prevent the tube sections 3, 4 and 5 from becoming separated from oneanother. When the cigar 9 is sucked into the holder 1, thel co-rd 10will lie loosely within the telescoping sections.

While I have specifically referred to the member 9 as a cigar, it isobvious that slight modifications in its external appearance may be madewithout departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of theappended claims, and I desire it understood that other slight changesmay be made without departing from the invention.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it is thought the complete construction, operation andadvantages of my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled inthe art to which the invention relates.

What I cla-im is 1. In a trick cigar comprising a series of telescopingtubes, and a cigar holder,

the outer tube constructed to represent a partly burned cigar, and theinner tube being connected to the inside of the exit end of the cigarholder, said end of the holder being of a sufficient diameter to inclosethe series of tubes when nested or telescoped, and means for preventingthe disconnection of the tubes.

2. In a trick Cigar comprising a series of telescoping tubes, and acigar77 bolder, the outer tube constructed to represent a partly burnedCigar, and the inner tube being connected to the inside of the exit endof the cigar holder, said end of the holder beinfr oit a sullicientdiameter to inclose the series of tubes when nested or telescoped7ineans for preventing the disconnection of the tubes, said disconnectingineans Comprising a cord Connecting said tubes together.

3. A. trick cigar comprising` a plurality of teleseopinggv tubes and acigar holder having a pocket in one end, the inner one of said tubeshaving` one end secured in said pocket, a plug1 closing the outer end ofthe outer one of said tubes, and a coverinv on the outer one or' saidtubes olf ay predetermined design, and ineans for oreventing` thedisconnection of said tubes.

4. A trick cigar comprising` e series of telescoping tubes, and a cigarholder, the outer tube constructed to represent a partly burned cigarand the inner tube being Connected to the inside of the exit end of thecigar holder, said outer tube, when said tubes are nested7 appearing' asheld in said holder, and ineens preventing` the disconnection of thetubes.

FRED T. VRREN.

Witnesses GEORGE KINGSBURY, FRANK L. BROGKWAY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

